BYJU’S ALL INDIA PRELIMS TEST SERIES - 2020 INDIA - PHYSICAL & HUMAN GEOGRAPHY + CURRENT AFFAIRS OF AUGUST 2019 TEST BOOKLET GENERAL STUDIES Paper–I A Time Allowed: Two Hours Maximum Marks: 200 INSTRUCTIONS 1) IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE EXAMINATION, YOU SHOULD CHECK THAT THIS TEST BOOKLET DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNPRINTED PAGES OR ITEMS, ETC. IF SO, GET IT REPLACED BY A COMPLETE TEST BOOKLET. 2) You have to enter your Roll Number on the test Booklet in the Box provided alongside. DO NOT write anything else on the Test Booklet. 3) This Test Booklet contains 100 items (questions). Each item is printed in English and Hindi. Each item comprises four responses (answers). You will select the response which you want to mark on the Answer Sheet. In case you feel that there is more than one correct response, mark the response which you consider the best. In any case, choose ONLY ONE response for each item. 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There will be no penalty for a question which is left blank. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DO NOT OPEN THIS TEST BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO DO SO ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ध्यान दᴂ: अनदु ेशⴂ का हिन्दी 셂पान्तर इस पस्ु ततका के अस्न्तम पष्ृ ठ पर छपा िℂ। AIPTS 2020 (GEO-10) (E/H) Byju’s Classes: 9873643487 1 1. Which is common to the places known (b) 2 and 3 only as Kanampalli, Tummalapalli and the (c) 1, 2 and 3 only Turamdih? (d) 1, 3 and 4 only (a) Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation (KLIP) Project 5. Consider the following statements (b) Uranium deposits regarding „Majuli island‟, recently in (c) Underground cave systems the news: (d) Tropical rainforest 1. Majuli is a riverine island formed by the Brahmaputra river. 2. Consider the following pairs: 2. It was formed due to changes in Waterfalls State the river course caused by 1. Shivasamudram Kerala earthquakes and floods. 2. Duduma Odisha 3. The island is expanding due to silt 3. Dhuandhar Madhya deposition. Pradesh Which of the statements given above Which of the above pairs is/are is/ are not correct? correctly matched? (a) 1 only (a) 1 and 3 only (b) 3 only (b) 2 only (c) 1 and 3 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 6. Which of the following peninsular 3. With reference to Project SURE rivers drain into the Bay of Bengal? recently seen in the news, which of 1. Bharathapuzha the following statements is/are 2. Sharavati correct? 3. Baitarani 1. It was launched by the Ministry of 4. Palar Drinking Water and Sanitation. Select the correct statement using the 2. It aims at the sustainable use and code given below: recycling of water from industrial (a) 1 and 3 only and household discharge. (b) 2 and 4 only Select the correct answer from the (c) 3 and 4 only codes given below: (d) 2, 3 and 4 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only 7. Consider the following statements (c) Both 1 and 2 about Kolleru lake: (d) Neither 1 nor 2 1. It is located between Krishna and Godaveri deltas. 4. Which of the following rivers are the 2. The lake has many streams tributaries of river Kaveri? flowing into it but has no outlet to 1. Amravati the sea. 2. Bhavani Which of the statements given above 3. Periyar is/are correct? 4. Manjra (a) 1 only Select the correct statement using the (b) 2 only code given below: (c) Both 1 and 2 (a) 1 and 2 only (d) Neither 1 nor 2 AIPTS 2020 (GEO-10) (E/H) Byju’s Classes: 9873643487 2 1. , और र (b) 2 और 3 ? (c) 1, 2 और 3 (a) र (KLIP) र (d) 1, 3 और 4 (b) र र 5. र र ' ' (c) र र : (d) 1. र 2. र र : 2. और 1. र र र 2. र 3. र 3. र र - / / र ? - / / ? (a) 1 और 3 (a) 1 (b) 2 (b) 3 (c) 2 और 3 (c) 1 और 3 (d) 1, 2 और 3 (d) 2 और 3 3. र र SURE 6. - , - / ? / ? 1. र 1. और र 2. र 3. र 2. और र 4. र और र र र : र र (a) 1 और 3 र : (b) 2 और 4 (a) 1 (c) 3 और 4 (b) 2 (d) 2, 3 और 4 (c) 1 और 2 7. र र (d) 1, 2 र : 4. - र 1. और र ? 1. र 2. र 2. 3. र र - / / ? 4. र (a) 1 र र (b) 2 र : (c) 1 और 2 (a) 1 और 2 (d) 1, 2 AIPTS 2020 (GEO-10) (E/H) Byju’s Classes: 9873643487 3 8. Which of the following geographical 1. The cyclone Fani has created four features can be observed in the Great new mouths in Chilika Lake. Indian Desert? 2. It is located at the mouth of the 1. Playas Daya and Bhargavi rivers. 2. Barchans 3. It is the largest brackish water 3. Piedmont plains lagoon with estuarine character 4. Mushroom rocks in India. Select the correct answer using the Select the correct answer using the code given below: codes given below: (a) 1 and 2 only (a) 1 and 2 only (b) 3 and 4 only (b) 2 and 3 only (c) 1, 2 and 4 only (c) 1 and 3 only (d) 1, 2, 3 and 4 (d) 1, 2 and 3 9. With reference to the Kosi-Mechi River interlinking project, consider the 12. Consider the following statements: following statements: 1. The Zaskar, the Ladakh and the 1. It aims to transfer part of the Karakoram are the main ranges surplus water of Kosi basin to the of the Trans-Himalayan system. Mahananda basin. 2. Trans-Himalayan Zone is an 2. The Mechi river originates from extension of Tibetan plateau Tibet and forms a boundary around the Himalayas. between Nepal and India. Which of the statements given above Which of the above given statements is/are incorrect? is/are correct? (a) 1 only (a) 1 only (b) 2 only (b) 2 only (c) Both 1 and 2 (c) Both 1 and 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 (d) Neither 1 nor 2 13. With reference to earthquake 10. Consider the following Indian cities- swarms, consider the following 1. Bhopal statements: 2. Gandhi nagar 1. It is a series of many low 3. Ranchi magnitude earthquakes without 4. Aizawl a discernible main shock. 5. Agartala 2. The phenomenon called “hydro- Which of the cities mentioned above seismicity” is a prerequisite lie south of the Tropic of cancer? (a) 1, 2 and 3 only cause for occurrence of (b) 2, 3, 4 and 5 only earthquake swarms. (c) 1, 4 and 5 only Which of the statements given above (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 is/are correct? (a) 1 only 11. With reference to Chilika Lake, which (b) 2 only of the following statements is/are (c) Both 1 and 2 correct? (d) Neither 1 nor 2 AIPTS 2020 (GEO-10) (E/H) Byju’s Classes: 9873643487 4 8. र र (d) 1, 2, 3, 4 और 5 ? 1. 11. , 2. र - ? 3. 1. र 4. र र 2. और र : (a) 1 और 2 3. र र (b) 3 और 4 र (c) 1, 2 और 4 र र (d) 1, 2, 3 और 4 : (a) 1 और 2 9. - र र (b) 2 और 3 , र र : (c) 1 और 3 1. (d) 1, 2 और 3 र र 12. र र : 2. और 1. र, और र र - और र - / / ? 2. - र र (a) 1 - / गलत / ? (b) 2 (a) 1 (c) 1 और 2 (b) 2 (d) 1, 2 (c) 1 और 2 (d) 1, 2 10. र र र र - 1. 13. , र 2. र र : 1. 3. र र 4. 2. " - " 5. र र / र र - / / ? / ? (a) 1 (a) 1, 2 और 3 (b) 2 (b) 2, 3, 4 और 5 (c) 1 और 2 (d) 1, 2 (c) 1, 4 और 5 AIPTS 2020 (GEO-10) (E/H) Byju’s Classes: 9873643487 5 14. With reference to the Motor Vehicles of Ladakh Accident Fund mentioned in the 5. Diphu Pass Arunachal Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act, Pradesh 2019, consider the following Which of the above pairs is/are statements: correctly matched? 1. It is mandatory for the Central (a) 1, 2 and 5 only and State governments to (b) 1, 3 and 4 only constitute the fund. (c) 2 and 4 only 2. It will provide a compulsory (d) 3 and 5 only insurance cover to all road users in India. 17. Nalaban Island (a bird sanctuary) 3. The fund will be utilized for frequently seen in news is located treatment of persons injured in in- road accidents as per the golden (a) Andaman and Nicobar Islands hour scheme. (b) Sunderbans Which of the above given statements (c) Chilika Lake is/are correct? (d) Gulf of Mannar (a) 2 only (b) 1 and 2 only 18.